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hepicat

one who has his eyes open. Possibly the etymological root of 'hip'
Many etymologists believe that the terms hip, hep and hepcat (e.g., jazz musicians' now cliched "hip cat") derive from the west African Wolof language word hepicat, which means "one who has his eyes open"
by U8IK August 1, 2011
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photobombing

Intentionally posing in other people's photos, for a later surprise.
Usually people making funny faces in the background, without the knowledge of the main subjects of the photo.
Jim is always photobombing, he messed ups some of the best photos from the wedding.
by U8IK May 6, 2008
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GTD

Acronym for Getting Things Done. Usually refers to a task management application - a somehow fancier to do list you can mantain on your computer.
Can you recommend me a GTD app for Mac?
by U8IK January 13, 2008
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EEE

Embrace, Extend, and Extinguish.
variant: "embrace, extend, and exterminate"
"Embrace, extend, and extinguish" (EEE), ... is a phrase that the U.S. DoJ found was used internally by Microsoft to describe its strategy for entering product categories involving widely used standard , extending those standards with proprietary capabilities, and then using those differences in order to strongly disadvantage its competitors.
by U8IK March 16, 2020
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flashpacker

a geeky backpacker - youngsters which always carry around a backpack stuffed with 'indispensable' gadgetry: laptop, pda, gps etc

also referring to a backpacker with better budget - independent travelers with money to spend.
Your flashpacker friend couldn't possibly enjoy a coffee away from Google. Ok, let's go to Starbucks, they have WiFi there
by U8IK November 10, 2007
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lexpionage

The act of hunting for new words and phrases.
urbandictionary, wordspy.com 2 of the best known resources of lexpionage
by U8IK June 27, 2007
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eleutheromania

A desperate craving for freedom, a compulsive need for traveling around.
Don't let yourself be fooled by Jeff. He seems such a nice guy but he's eleutheromania keeps knocking. He'll be out the door in less than a month.
by U8IK June 27, 2007
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